yoo !
i was wondering if there was a way to change our all wheel drive system to front wheel drive only. how much would it take ??

 

What a cluster fuck this would be. the SH-AWD is controlled by the ecu, yaw sensor, active differentials. Why would you go through doing such a thing vs trading the car? It would resale for half its worth if even at ALL.

 

The prior post is correct. Honestly, you would be better off getting a 1st gen RL.

 

Not sure why you would want to do it, but the simplest way is to remove the carbon fiber propeller shaft. The car is apparently still driveable after that, and FWD only, as the dealer did it and then drove my old 05 RL to diagnose some issue. I'm not sure what error codes if any would show up by removing the drive shaft.

 

sell car and buy a TL.. Big fat RL with FWD only is useless

 

Just curious, why would you want to do that? I assume you must have some kind of reason.

 

I hope it's not in an effort to try to save gas cause the weight of the RL will still make it a gas guzzler even if it was FWD only!

 

Don't take this the wrong way, but this made me laugh. Back in the Toyota forum I frequent, everyone is asking if they can AWD their car, and here we are with one of the best AWD's on the market and we're talking about disabling it

Just get a different car.

 

Isn't it a 90/10 split in normal driving anyways?

 

I'm hoping he is just trolling.

 

if he's trolling its working

 

 

How can I turn mine into a LEFT wheel drive?

LL

 

Imma rip off my front drive shafts and make mine RWD.

 

Just wanted to see what y'all would say... Besides why not make it a fwd for the summer and awd for the winter, fuel economy people, fuel economy.. a friend of mine did just that to his ford truck

 

Ford truck != RL.

If you want to do it, dwboston is correct. You can disconnect the drive shaft. It has been done numerous times for Dynos.

However, I doubt the benefits of fuel economy would out weigh any cost of work or potential repairs. Spending money to save on gas is one of the most illogical things people do these days.

 

I knew it had to be for fuel economy!
As I said earlier, the weight of the RL is the major reason for it's low fuel economy. Making it FWD will only reduce the frictional losses of the rear drivetrain and I doubt that will make any significant difference in your mileage. Probably do better by going on a diet and losing 20 lbs. LOL

 

Lol subway here I come!! Lol

 

Not to mention once you disconnect the driveshaft you'll be losing power to the wheels anyways, so there goes your fuel economy advantage.

 

If you really want fuel economy, turbo it but don't ever use it lolol

 

Take out the back seats? I think the A/C is pretty hefty too. Oooh! And what about the nav/headunit?



Anyone who buys a car that requires 91+ octane fuel should not be concerned with fuel costs.

 

Agreed. Getting a new car sounds pretty good right about now huh? Lol

 

Easy, take out the propeller shaft

 

I thought I would live to hear on how to make the RL rear wheel drive question first.

 

Start with the basics...

Inflate your tires. The stock pressure (32 I think for the 17" wheels) is a little on the low side. I ran at 36 and saw better mpg and no abnormal tire wear over 30k+ miles.

Clean out your car. Change out the air filter as well.

Change your driving habits. Don't race out of lights or race into lights.

Maximize efficient commuting times. For me, I personally prefer staying in the office an extra hour doing work than to spend that hour on the road in traffic.

I got a fairly consistent 24 mpg which I think is perfectly acceptable. Just trying these steps might get you an additional 2-3 miles per gallon, which over a 15 gallon tank gets you an additional 30 - 45 miles a tank -- one extra commute for me!

 

I'm thinking swap in a 4 cylinder from 1st Gen TSX

 

^Just thinking about how long it would take to get to 60 mph.

A lot of cars would do a 1/4 mile faster.

 

LOL at this thread and its comments

 

We put the RL in RambLings

 

I have 05 RL all rear brake system components, discs pads calipers hub, etc for sale. Im swapping in 96 accord rear drums.

Price : whatever gets the drums onto RL O.B.O.

 

OP

 

Lmao whatever it takes..

 

What sort of city/highway split are you doing to get that kind of figure? Prospective RL owner is most curious.

Thanks,
-Mirror

 

The RL is a great cruiser. It can compete with a CR-V for MPGs at highway speeds. However, if you are prone to sitting at traffic lights or in bumper to bumper traffic, you're toast. Story of my life.

 

Captured the words right out of my mouth. But you will get a solid grin launching from those lights